{"biography":"James \"Jim\" Harris is the Democratic nominee for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District\u202f16. He will appear on the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general\u2011election ballot seeking to succeed incumbent Republican Carson\u202fSmith\u202fJr.\u202fThe state\u2019s Democratic primary scheduled for March\u202f3,\u202f2026 was canceled, so Harris advanced without a primary contest [12].\n\nHarris is identified on Ballotpedia as a resident of the district; the page lists his name as Jim Harris, which is a common diminutive of James, and the middle name Mark appears in the query, suggesting his full legal name is James\u202fMark\u202fHarris. The source does not provide details about his education, professional background, or prior public service.\n\nBecause the Ballotpedia entry contains no record of previous elected office, Harris appears to be a first\u2011time candidate for state legislature. No specific career history or policy platform is documented in the available source.\n\nDuring the campaign, Harris has made a contact email publicly available: harrisfornc16@gmail.com. No campaign website or phone number is listed, and the Ballotpedia page notes that he has not yet completed the Candidate Connection survey, so additional biographical or issue\u2011specific information is limited [12].\n\n## Sources\n- [12] [Jim Harris (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Harris_(North_Carolina))\n- [17] [Mark Harris (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Harris_(North_Carolina))","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_016","county":"onslow","county_count":2,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 016"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Mark Harris","lastname":"Harris","middlename":"Mark","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_016","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 016","county":"onslow","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_016","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 016","county":"onslow","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"James \"Jim\" Harris is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District\u202f16 in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"31ccd45f6740fc96"}